The South Carolina football team got a boost when Javon Kinlaw rather gruffly informed the world he’d be forgoing a chance at the 2019 NFL draft and would return to school.
But could his pro prospects get a boost from it as well?
The Athletic’s Dane Brugler projected Kinlaw as a 2020 first rounder in his early 2020 Mock Draft. He had Kinalw going No. 21 to the Minnesota Vikings.
“A disruptive force in the middle of the Gamecocks’ defensive line, Kinlaw accounted for 10.0 tackles for loss last season,” Brugler wrote.